Isaiah 28

Isaiah pronounces woe on the proud, drunken leaders of Ephraim (the northern kingdom), foretelling YHWH's judgment that will trample their crown like a fading fig, while a remnant will be preserved as YHWH's glory[1][2][3]. He rebukes Jerusalem's scoffers for their false covenant with death and Sheol, promising instead a precious cornerstone in Zion for believers, an overwhelming scourge, and YHWH's strange work of destruction measured by justice and righteousness, likened to a farmer's discerning labor[1][2][3].

Interlinear Text

Verse 7 וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אֵ֨לֶּה֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp בַּ/יַּ֣יִן 𐤁/𐤉𐤉𐤍 bayayin in wine in the wine HRd/Ncmsa שָׁג֔וּ 𐤔𐤂𐤅 shagu have erred they have strayed HVqp3cp וּ/בַ/שֵּׁכָ֖ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤊𐤓 uvashekhar and in strong drink and in the intoxicating drink HC/Rd/Ncmsa תָּע֑וּ 𐤕𐤏𐤅 tau stagger they went astray HVqp3cp כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤄𐤍 kohen priest officiating priest HNcmsa וְ/נָבִיא֩ 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 venavi and prophet and a proclaiming spokesman HC/Ncmsa שָׁג֨וּ 𐤔𐤂𐤅 shagu-2 stagger they have strayed HVqp3cp בַ/שֵּׁכָ֜ר 𐤁/𐤔𐤊𐤓 vashekhar in strong drink in the intoxicating drink HRd/Ncmsa נִבְלְע֣וּ 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤅 niveleu they are confused they were swallowed up HVNp3cp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/יַּ֗יִן 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin the wine the wine HTd/Ncmsa תָּעוּ֙ 𐤕𐤏𐤅 tau-2 stagger they went astray HVqp3cp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from HR הַ/שֵּׁכָ֔ר 𐤄/𐤔𐤊𐤓 hashekhar the strong drink the intoxicating drink HTd/Ncmsa שָׁגוּ֙ 𐤔𐤂𐤅 shagu-3 err they have strayed HVqp3cp בָּֽ/רֹאֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤄 baroeh in vision one who sees HRd/Ncmsa פָּק֖וּ 𐤐𐤒𐤅 paqu stumble they staggered HVqp3cp פְּלִילִיָּֽה 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤄 peliliyah judgment judicial proceeding HNcfsa
Verse 13 וְ/הָיָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms לָ/הֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צַ֣ו 𐤑𐤅 tsav precept Command! HNcmsa לָ/צָ֞ו 𐤋/𐤑𐤅 latsav upon precept to a command HR/Ncmsa צַ֤ו 𐤑𐤅 tsav-2 precept Command! HNcmsa לָ/צָו֙ 𐤋/𐤑𐤅 latsav-2 upon precept to a command HR/Ncmsa קַ֤ו 𐤒𐤅 qav line measuring cord HNcmsa לָ/קָו֙ 𐤋/𐤒𐤅 laqav upon line to a measuring-cord HR/Ncmsa קַ֣ו 𐤒𐤅 qav-2 line measuring cord HNcmsa לָ/קָ֔ו 𐤋/𐤒𐤅 laqav-2 upon line to a measuring-cord HR/Ncmsa זְעֵ֥יר 𐤆𐤏𐤉𐤓 zeeyr little small one HNcmsa שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD זְעֵ֣יר 𐤆𐤏𐤉𐤓 zeeyr-2 little small one HNcmsa שָׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham-2 there in that place HD לְמַ֨עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that in order that HR יֵלְכ֜וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they go they will go HVqi3mp וְ/כָשְׁל֤וּ 𐤅/𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 vekhashelu and they stumble and they stumbled HC/Vqq3cp אָחוֹר֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤓 achor backward rear HNcmsa וְ/נִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 venishebaru and be broken and they were shattered HC/VNq3cp וְ/נוֹקְשׁ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤒𐤔𐤅 venoqeshu and snared and they were ensnared HC/VNq3cp וְ/נִלְכָּֽדוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅 venilekadu and captured and they were captured HC/VNq3cp
Verse 15 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki Because for/because HC אֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 amaretem you have said you said HVqp2mp כָּרַ֤תְנֽוּ 𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤍𐤅 karatenu we have made we cut HVqp1cp בְרִית֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 verit a covenant binding treaty of HNcfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR מָ֔וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death death HNcmsa וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and with and if HC/R שְׁא֖וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp עָשִׂ֣ינוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤍𐤅 asinu we have made we have done HVqp1cp חֹזֶ֑ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chozeh agreement vision-seer HNcmsa שיט 𐤔𐤉𐤈 shyt scourge driving rod HNcmsa שׁ֣וֹט 𐤔𐤅𐤈 shot overflowing whip HNcmsa שׁוֹטֵ֤ף 𐤔𐤅𐤈𐤐 shotef overwhelming the one flooding HVqrmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 when for/because HC עבר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 vr it passes he crossed over HVqp3ms יַֽעֲבֹר֙ 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 yaavor it passes through he will cross over HVqi3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יְבוֹאֵ֔/נוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤍𐤅 yevoenu it will come to us he will come to us HVqi3ms/Sp1cp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 for for/because HC שַׂ֧מְנוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤅 samenu we have made we set HVqp1cp כָזָ֛ב 𐤊𐤆𐤁 khazav lies falsehood HNcmsa מַחְסֵ֖/נוּ 𐤌𐤇𐤎/𐤍𐤅 machesenu our refuge our shelter-refuge HNcmsc/Sp1cp וּ/בַ/שֶּׁ֥קֶר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤒𐤓 uvasheqer and under falsehood and in the falsehood HC/Rd/Ncmsa נִסְתָּֽרְנוּ 𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤍𐤅 nisetarenu we have hidden ourselves we hid ourselves HVNp1cp